Harmony

Question 1

Major

Answer 1

7 note (diatonic) scale which sounds happy/positive

Question 2

Minor

Answer 2

7 note (diatonic) scale which sounds sadder/darker than major

Question 3

Modal

Answer 3

Particular scale used in All Blues and Grace which sounds like a combination of the major and minor scales

Question 4

Diatonic

Answer 4

Based on a scale of 7 notes (eg major or minor)

Question 5

Tonal

Answer 5

Based on a scale eg blues, major, minor, modal, pentatonic

Question 6

Atonal

Answer 6

Not based on a scale and the notes often clash

Question 7

Scale

Answer 7

Set of notes on which a piece is based

Question 8

Modulation

Answer 8

Changing key

Question 9

Enharmonic Equivalent

Answer 9

The other name for a note eg G sharp and A flat are enharmonic equivalent - they are the same note

Question 10

Bitonal

Answer 10

When the music suggests two different keys at once eg Something’s Coming

Question 11

Dissonant

Answer 11

Notes which clash

Question 12

Pentatonic

Answer 12

A scale of 5 notes

Question 13

Chord

Answer 13

Two or more notes played together

Question 14

Triad

Answer 14

Chord made up of 3 notes

Question 15

Cadence

Answer 15

Set of chords used at the end of a musical phrase

Question 16

Blue Notes

Answer 16

Flattened notes used in Blues and Jazz

Question 17

Hexachord

Answer 17

Chord made of 6 notes, used in Peripetie

Question 18

Tonic

Answer 18

First (root) note of the scale

Question 19

Perfect Cadence

Answer 19

Chords V to I at the end of a phrase which sound finished and complete

Question 20

Plagal Cadence

Answer 20

Chords IV to I at the end of a phrase which sound finished, often used in church music

Question 21

Imperfect Cadence

Answer 21

Chords I to V at the end of a phrase which sound unfinished and lead on to the next section